He's done miracles at Vandy... but there is no way he can recruit with the best in the SEC.
On the other hand... Penn State also seems to have a lower recruiting ceiling than the top teams in the Big 10.
Should he just stay at his alma mater and enjoy keeping them in the middle of the SEC pack... or roll the dice at breaking into the big time... and risk flaming out like Franklin?
Replies to: "Clark Lea for Penn State?"
- Clark Lea for Penn State? - Curly1918 - 9:13am 10/13/25
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- Al Golden could be a candidate. But he may be happy making $2M as a DC without the HC headaches. [NT]
- SteveM - 5:30pm 10/13/25
- That's the idea I don't like. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 8:42am 10/14/25
- He's with the Bengals, he has headaches. [NT] - Clem - 6:49am 10/14/25
- Tired of whiffing - hipND - 4:01pm 10/13/25
- Re: Tired of whiffing - croaker - 7:48pm 10/13/25
- I agree w your thoughts ex Kelly [NT] - hipND - 12:14pm 10/14/25
- Re: Tired of whiffing - croaker - 7:48pm 10/13/25
- I think that they already have someone silently lined up. [NT] - PaND - 11:36am 10/13/25
- Fienbaum & Heather Dinich - Freeman could be on PSU radar. Could double his salary. Cignetti, - irishslovak - 10:44am 10/13/25
- This will be an annual rite of passage. Freeman’s name will be floated for lots of jobs. [NT] - Nigel Tufnel - 12:48pm 10/13/25
- Every coach with an agent will get mentioned, which means every name gets dropped. For Freeman & - jrdjr84 - 11:24am 10/13/25
- I know money talks. But I think the Freeman family actually like ND. - murph78 - 5:05pm 10/13/25
- Ruhle & AD Pat Kraft are former teammates at Penn State... [NT] - irishslovak - 11:26am 10/13/25
- PSU may be skittish about going back to Vandy for a coach [NT] - Nigel Tufnel - 10:16am 10/13/25
- I think PSU will try that.. [NT] - hipND - 9:39am 10/13/25
- Interesting thought. Think Lea would be a great hire if he decided to leave his alma mater. [NT] - Clem - 9:23am 10/13/25
- Al Golden could be a candidate. But he may be happy making $2M as a DC without the HC headaches. [NT]
- SteveM - 5:30pm 10/13/25